A shadowy political action committee opposing Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum is facing sharp criticism after ...

How the U.S.-Iran war began, why oil prices are rising and how Texas leaders like Gov. Greg Abbott are responding.

States often succumb to the temptation of decapitation. But gunboats, poison pens and drones promise more than they deliver.

As the United States prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics, it must present a united front despite political divisions.

I’m not particularly worried about us actually running out during this conflict,” said Ryan Brobst, a scholar focused on U.S. defense strategy. “It’s about deterring China and Russia the day after ...

Conflict between Washington and the states is perennial and by design. Lack of clarity about who’s in charge on what issue keeps power from becoming concentrated.

On the eve of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, two-thirds of Americans say the system of checks and balances that divides power between the White House, Congress and the courts is ...

After the Constitution was signed in 1781, Benjamin Franklin was asked whether it created a republic or a monarchy. A republic, Franklin replied, if you can keep it. In his 1796 farewell address, ...

With everything that’s going on in the world, thoughts keep returning to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Greenville native who bridged the worlds of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and former President Barack ...

As the cofounder of Advance Native Political Leadership, Anathea Chino creates space for Native American leaders to thrive in an often unwelcoming political system. Alongside comedian and filmmaker ...

Public safety is a huge topic of discussion in political discourse. Across the aisle, politicians lean on the issue to galvanize voters and use the rhetoric of public safety to support a wide range of ...